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College football bowl matchups are finally, mercifully being revealed on Sunday.
The semifinal matchups for the College Football Playoff were announced and Alabama was given the much-discussed No. 4 spot over Big Ten champion Ohio State.
The Crimson...

The 40th annual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl is now four weeks away. Here’s a look at how things are shaping up in the Big Ten and Pac-12 as bowl officials consider which two teams to invite to this year’s game:
San Diego County Credit...

The 40th annual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl is now six weeks away. Here’s a look at how things are shaping up in the Big Ten and Pac-12 as bowl officials consider which two teams to invite to this year’s game:
San Diego County Credit Union...

The 40th annual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl is now six weeks away. Here’s a look at how things are shaping up in the Big Ten and Pac-12 as bowl officials consider which two teams to invite to this year’s game:
San Diego County Credit Union...

The 40th annual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl is now two months away. Here’s a look at how things are shaping up in the Big Ten and Pac-12 as bowl officials consider which two teams to invite to this year’s game:
San Diego County Credit...

There’s still plenty of football to be played this season, but here’s an early look at how things are starting to take shape for the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl. We’ll take a weekly look at developments in the Big Ten and Pac-12 and...

As 95,128 watched, with arguably the wildest Rose Bowl ever in the heart-stopping balance, Matt Boermeester was asked to be the calm amid the chaos.
When the game ended Monday, there were 101 points, 1,040 yards of offense, five players with 135 or...

Here’s a glance at the teams that could be coming to San Diego to play in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and National Funding Holiday Bowl:
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 6 p.m. (ESPN),...

Here’s a glance at the teams that could be coming to San Diego to play in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and National Funding Holiday Bowl:
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 6 p.m. (ESPN),...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Middle linebacker Jason Cabinda trotted out to the sideline with a cast covering his left hand and wrist, and that was as close as he got to playing. Then Penn State defensive tackle Kevin Givens left with an injury.
It was that...

Observations, thoughts and takeaways from the second weekend of the college football season, which lacked big games, but still provided some drama and controversy.
1. Going back to fix officiating mistakes after games are over, even when it seems easy...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitt and Penn State spent the days leading up to the renewal of their once annual series in a semantic argument over whether they're still rivals.
The Nittany Lions tried to downplay the stakes, with coach James Franklin pointing out...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The history of the 123-year-old rivalry between Pittsburgh and Penn State is undeniable. Trying to convey decades of antagonism to players who were in preschool the last time the Nittany Lions and Panthers shared a football field is...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — As Amani Oruwariye turned to celebrate his first pick-six with his teammates last Saturday, the Penn State cornerback asked if they had heard the stadium announcer's call and if his name had been pronounced correctly.
Fellow...

Things to watch in the ACC in Week 2.
GAME OF THE WEEK: Penn State and Pittsburgh used to play every year when they were both Eastern independents, but the rivalry went dormant after the Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten and Pitt went to the ACC. Their...

The first weekend of the college football season was billed as maybe the greatest in the history of the sport. It was pretty great for No. 15 Houston and Wisconsin. Maybe not so much for No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 5 LSU.
The top 25 observations, thoughts and...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Trace McSorley isn't offended when he sees defenders packing the line of scrimmage, knowing their primary goal is to stop the electric running back lined up next to or behind him on any given play.
The Penn State quarterback...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The comeback James Conner never doubted, not once, officially ended with an unremarkable 1-yard loss.
And while the Pittsburgh running back picked himself up and quietly headed back to the huddle early in the first quarter against...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Nyeem Wartman-White knows how quickly promise can disintegrate into heartbreak.
Nearly one year to the day that a torn left ACL robbed him of all but three series of his junior season, the Penn State linebacker will return to...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has never played Furman in football. In fact, the Spartans have never faced a school from the state of South Carolina before this week.
Coach Mark Dantonio, however, knows plenty about that part of the...